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1. The term 'ecology' was coined by
Tnasley
Khorana
Reiter
Aristotle2. The branch of science that deals with the study of interaction between living organisms and their environment is called
ecosystem
ecology
ecophysiology
phytogeography3. The branch of science that deals with study of trends in human population is called
population ecology
demography
demogeography
dendrochronology4. Autecology is the study of
effect of rainfall on vegetation
effect of temperature on vegetation
effect of individual organism
effect of wind on vegetation5. The concept of niche was first proposed by
Tansley
Reiter
Joseph Grinnell
E.P. Odum6. Community ecology is called as
Autecology
synecology
both a and b
ecology7. Decomposers are also called as
producers
consumers
phagotrophs
detrivores8. The word ecosystem was coined by
E. P. Odum
A.G. Tansley
Robert Brown
E. Haeckel9. Man is a
primary consumer
secondary consumer
both a and b
producer10. Food levels in an ecosystem are called
producer level
consumer level
pyramid
trophic levelScore =
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